ALUMNI LEGACY Trandems in Tandem Siblings Amanda and Luke Trandem are doubly connected to the Northwest School of Agriculture. Alumnus John Weiland is Amanda and Luke’s grandfather on their mother’s side. Weiland was raised in the Euclid area, graduated from the Northwest School in 1959, and farmed his entire life. On the other side of the family tree is Edwin Trandem who graduated in 1928 and is the great grandfather of Amanda and Luke on their father’s side. He was a member of a successful basketball team winning every conference game in 1929. Often, family ties are not always apparent to those who follow. Amanda and Luke John Weiland weren’t aware of the connection to their great grandfather until they chose to attend the University of Minnesota Crookston. The connection becomes even more important when the generations who follow become recipients of alumni heritage scholarships. For Crookston High School graduates Luke and Amanda, the reason for choosing the University of Minnesota Crookston included its proximity to home. “I can go home for family gatherings, but I still feel I’m away at college because I live on campus,” Amanda says. Amanda, a junior majoring in exercise science, hopes to work as an athletic trainer. Edwin Trandem is the “I have been a work study for Steve Krause, our athletic trainer, for two years,” she great grandfather of says. “I enjoy the work and it influenced my decision to major in exercise science.” Amanda and Luke Her favorite class thus far has been prevention and care of athletic injuries taught by Trandem and a 1929 athletic trainer Dani Schroeder. graduate of the Active in Newman Club, Amanda also enjoys intramural volleyball and soccer. Northwest School of Agriculture. Her brother, also in Newman Club, is part of Ag Arama. Luke is a sophomore and majoring in agronomy. He works for Rob Proulx, lecturer in Agriculture and Natural Resources. “As a work study for Rob, I help with grading, organizing things like renumbering seed sets and preparing seed sets for the crops contest, as well as cleaning in the greenhouse,” Luke explains. “Rob is one of the reasons I chose agronomy.” Proulx’s class in weed and crop identification ranks among Luke’s favorites. Like his sister, Luke enjoys being close to home to spend time with family and to enjoy trips to the hunting cabin. The Trandem legacy doesn’t stop with Luke and Amanda either. Their cousin Brooke Cymbaluk, a junior majoring in accounting, is also the grandchild of John Weiland. w w w.umcro o kston .edu
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